Steve Yeager

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1948 in Huntington, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH).

High School: Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH)

Debut: August 2, 1972 (Age 23-252d, 13,257th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 29, 1986 (Age 37-278d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Stephen Wayne Yeager

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.9

3584

816

102

.228

357

RBI

410

OBP

.298

SLG

.355

OPS

.653

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	22 (21)	Apr 29 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	23	May 1	LAD		CHC	L,5-9	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	25 (1)	May 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
4	27 (1)	May 5	LAD		STL	W,11-3	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
5	29 (1)	May 7	LAD		PIT	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	34 (4)	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	36 (1)	May 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	37	May 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
9	38	May 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	41 (2)	May 20 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	43 (1)	May 23	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
12	49 (5)	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,9-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	56 (6)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	61 (4)	Jun 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
15	62	Jun 13	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-16	GS	33	5.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	66 (3)	Jun 18	LAD		ATL	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
17	68 (1)	Jun 20	LAD		ATL	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	69	Jun 21	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	70	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
20	71	Jun 23 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	73 (1)	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	74	Jun 25	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
23	75	Jun 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	76	Jun 28 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	77	Jun 28 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	GF	8	2.0	3	1	0	4	0	PR C
26	78	Jun 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,12-9	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
27	79	Jun 30	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-7	GS	25	6.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	80	Jul 1 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	7	0	1	8	0	C
29	81	Jul 1 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	2	1	0	3	0	C
30	82	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	83	Jul 3	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
32	84	Jul 4	LAD		SDP	L,2-4	GS	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
33	85	Jul 5	LAD		SDP	L,0-3	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
34	87 (1)	Jul 7	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	GS	31	7.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
35	88	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	114 (25)	Aug 7	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
37	119 (4)	Aug 12	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	127 (7)	Aug 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	6	0	0	6	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	137 (9)	Sep 1	LAD		HOU	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	138	Sep 2	LAD		HOU	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
41	141 (2)	Sep 5	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-7	GF	21	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
42	142	Sep 6	LAD		SDP	L,2-3		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
43	144 (1)	Sep 8	LAD		SDP	L,6-9	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
44	145	Sep 9	LAD		SDP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
45	146	Sep 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
46	148 (1)	Sep 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	C
47	157 (8)	Sep 22	LAD		CIN	L,9-11	GS	40	7.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
48	158	Sep 23	LAD		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	160 (1)	Sep 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-8	GS	46	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
50	161	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	162	Sep 29	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							50gm		361.1	230	24	5	259	2